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An online exhibition of the works of William Shakespeare that have been censored, challenged, and banned around the world.

Additional Resources

• Further Reading on Banned Books and Censorship

• Links
  • Banned Books
  • Censorship and the First Amendment
  • Organizations Supporting Free Speech and the Freedom of Expression

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Further Reading on Banned Books, Shakespeare and Censorship

Resources in the Occidental Library have links to their catalog record.

Alderman, Ellen, & Caroline Kennedy. The Right to Privacy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

American Library Association. Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. Chicago: American Library Association.

American Voices: Prize-Winning Essays on Freedom of Speech, Censorship, and Advertising Bans. New York: P. Morris USA, 1987.

Anderson, A. J. Problems in Intellectual Freedom and Censorship. New York: Bowker, 1974.

Bald, Margaret. Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds. New York, Facts on File, 1998.

Berger, Melvin. Censorship. New York, Franklin Watts, 1982.

Cline, Victor B. Where Do You Draw the Line? An Exploration into Media Violence, Pornography, and Censorship. Provo: BYU Press, 1974.

DelFattore, Joan. What Johnny Shouldn't Read: Textbook Censorship in America. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.

Demac, Donna A. Liberty Denied: The Current Rise of Censorship in America. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1988.

Dobson, Michael. “Bowdler and Britannia: Shakespeare and the National Libido.” Shakespeare Survey 46 (1994): 137-144.

Epstein, Norrie. The Friendly Shakespeare. New York: Viking, 1993.

Geller, Evelyn. Forbidden Books in American Public Libraries, 1876-1939: a study in cultural change. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1984.

Goldwin, Robert A., and Art Kaufman, eds. How Does the Constitution Protect Religious Freedom? Washington D.C.: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1987.

Gross, Kenneth. Shylock Is Shakespeare. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006.

Haight, Anne Lyon. Banned Books, 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D. New York: Bowker, 1978.

Haiman, Franklyn Saul. Speech and Law in a Free Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981.

Holderness, Graham. William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice. London; New York: Penguin Books, 1993.

Jellinek, E. H. “Thomas Bowdler: Censor, philanthropist, and doctor.” Lancet (North American Edition). V. 358 no. 9287 (September 29, 2001) p. 1091-4.

Karolides, Nicholas J. 100 Banned Books: Censorship histories of world literature. New York: Checkmark Books, 1999.

Levy, Leonard W. The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1994.

McClellan, Grant S. Censorship in the United States. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1967.

Moon, Eric. Book Selection and Censorship in the Sixties. New York: Bowker, 1969.

Noble, William. Bookbanning in America: Who bans books? - And Why?. Independent Publishers Group, Chicago: 1990.

O'Neill, Robert M. Free Speech in the College Community. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1997.

Patterson, Annabel M. Censorship and Interpretation: The Conditions of Writing and Reading in Early Modern England. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1984.

Pally, Marcia. Sex and Sensibility: Reflections on Forbidden Mirrors and the Will to Censor. Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1994.

Perrin, Noel. Dr. Bowdler's Legacy: A History of Expurgated Books in England and America. New York: Atheneum, 1969.

Reichman, Henry. Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools. Arlington, VA: American Association of School Administrators, 1988.

Shatzmiller, Joseph. Shylock Reconsidered: Jews, Moneylending, and Medieval Society. Berkley: University of California Press, 1990.

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Links

Banned Books

• ALA's Banned Book Week - The American Library Association's official Banned Books Week site.
• The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression Banned Books Week Handbook Online - Guide for booksellers who support Banned Books Week.
• Banned Books and Censorship: Information and Resources - A great resource from Loyola University Chicago about book banning and historical censorship.
• Banned Books Online - An excellent resource from the University of Pennsylvania presenting books that have been challenged or banned. It contains a large volume of information on why classic works of literature have been the targets for suppression.
• Banned Books: A Pathfinder - An outstanding research tool designed by a University of Albany Library School student.
• He who destroyes a good Booke, kills reason it selfe - A 1955 exhibition at the University of Kansas Library of books "which have survived Fire, the Sword and the Censors." The exhibit catalog was originally published in 1955, at the height of the McCarthy era. It includes information on censorship in the United States and from around the world.

Censorship and the First Amendment

• Beacon for Freedom - An international database on censorship of books and newspapers, and literature on freedom of expression, produced by the Norwegian Forum for Freedom of Expression.
• Bonfire of Liberties - An excellent exhibit on censorship is included in the Texas Humanities Resource Center, an interactive website. Select Literature & Our Imaginative Heritage on the Home page to locate the Bonfire of Liberties online exhibition.
• Censored - A guide containing Internet and print resources on various aspects of censorship and free expression. Also contains an excellent bibliography about banned books.
• The File Room Censorship Archive - A comprehensive guide to censorship.
• The Free Expression Network - An organization committed to protecting the intellectual freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.

Organizations Supporting Free Speech and the Freedom of Expression

• The Electronic Freedom Foundation - A nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of free speech and privacy on the Internet.
• The Libertarian Party - A political party founded around the notion that civil liberties, including our intellectual freedoms, should be safeguarded and respected.
• PEN American Center - An association of writers fighting for freedom of expression and the advancement of literature in the face of suppression.
• The People for the American Way - Progressive advocacy organization committed to upholding Constitutional liberties.
• The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression - An organization devoted to the defense of free expression "in all its forms."

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